Author Topic: cheapoair.com (Read 8081 times)

Crazy tools · « **on:** February 07, 2011, 05:22:02 PM »

im looking at a flight from phl to tlv stopping in london, i only found it on cheapoair at a very cheap price, no other search engines pulled this up. cheapoair is not telling me the name of the carrier but is telling me thats its by a member of either star alliance,oneworld or skyteam. i never heard of cheapoair.com before, has anyone had either a good or bad experiance with them and is there anything to be nervous about?? thanks

lubaby · « **Reply #1 on:** February 07, 2011, 08:09:23 PM »

Quote from: Crazy tools on February 07, 2011, 05:22:02 PM

im looking at a flight from phl to tlv stopping in london, i only found it on cheapoair at a very cheap price, no other search engines pulled this up. cheapoair is not telling me the name of the carrier but is telling me thats its by a member of either star alliance,oneworld or skyteam. i never heard of cheapoair.com before, has anyone had either a good or bad experiance with them and is there anything to be nervous about?? thanks

Don't know if this helps, but it sure looks fun: http://cheapoair.pissedconsumer.com/

Dan · « **Reply #2 on:** February 07, 2011, 09:22:22 PM »

Quote from: lubaby on February 07, 2011, 08:09:23 PM

Don't know if this helps, but it sure looks fun: http://cheapoair.pissedconsumer.com/

Can't you just do that for any company?
http://amazon.pissedconsumer.com/

elikay · « **Reply #3 on:** February 07, 2011, 09:37:48 PM »

why don't you just look at the exact fligt times and try on kayak to see where they are sending you? (I understand this might not really be your question.)

LAXtraveler · « **Reply #4 on:** February 07, 2011, 09:46:16 PM »

Quote from: Crazy tools on February 07, 2011, 05:22:02 PM

im looking at a flight from phl to tlv stopping in london, i only found it on cheapoair at a very cheap price, no other search engines pulled this up. cheapoair is not telling me the name of the carrier but is telling me thats its by a member of either star alliance,oneworld or skyteam. i never heard of cheapoair.com before, has anyone had either a good or bad experiance with them and is there anything to be nervous about?? thanks

I used them to go to Israel for Sukkos time and it was fine. They told me something to the effect of "a major carrier" or something like that. I simply went on another booking engine and found the exact times - turned out they were the times I already knew by heart for BA's flights from LAX-LHR-TLV and back and I was guaranteed a flight on BA because of that. I didn't have any issues with my tickets and I was able to utilize MMB almost instantaneously on ba.com. The tickets (if on BA) are not upgradeable as if you were to buy them on ba.com but they were much cheaper (read: $300/pp for 8 people). Also since the trip was underwritten by someone else (including pre-reserved seats), I splurged and bought the difference in price from a regular seat to an exit row (and boy did it make a difference!). That's just my experience with them... YMMV I guess.

lubaby · « **Reply #5 on:** February 07, 2011, 10:08:28 PM »

Quote from: Dan on February 07, 2011, 09:22:22 PM

Can't you just do that for any company?
http://amazon.pissedconsumer.com/

It looks like a "hate/complaint" website, so any (and all) websites are potentially on there. Doesn't seem like they have anything on DD's 

AsherO · « **Reply #6 on:** February 07, 2011, 11:21:29 PM »

Quote from: lubaby on February 07, 2011, 10:08:28 PM

It looks like a "hate/complaint" website, so any (and all) websites are potentially on there.

+1

Crazy tools · « **Reply #7 on:** February 08, 2011, 02:51:36 PM »

I called them up and they said it's a British air flight & gave me the flight numbers, So I'm just curious if anyone had a bad experiance with them. Also you can google kayak scam and get alot of pissed customers to!!

LAXtraveler · « **Reply #8 on:** February 08, 2011, 02:54:17 PM »

Quote from: Crazy tools on February 08, 2011, 02:51:36 PM

I called them up and they said it's a British air flight & gave me the flight numbers, So I'm just curious if anyone had a bad experiance with them. Also you can google kayak scam and get alot of pissed customers to!!

I gave my 2cents above and they worked just fine for my BA flights.

Dan · « **Reply #9 on:** February 08, 2011, 03:01:18 PM »

Quote from: Crazy tools on February 08, 2011, 02:51:36 PM

I called them up and they said it's a British air flight & gave me the flight numbers, So I'm just curious if anyone had a bad experiance with them. Also you can google kayak scam and get alot of pissed customers to!!

They're legit. And they have an advertising link for DD too

SuperFlyer · « **Reply #10 on:** February 09, 2011, 04:22:54 AM »

I had a relative who bought a pretty complicated tix via them, and even added some extra $$ for the insurance.

Tachless he slipped @ the check-in in the airport, and they just refunded $150....

The tix costed around $1000.

I was busy with the booking and managed to save it directly with the airline, so if everything goes well during the trip, you are safe...

Crazy tools · « **Reply #11 on:** February 09, 2011, 05:47:38 AM »

I booked my flight trough cheapoair for about 700, ba wanted over 1500 for the same flight. I got my confirmation email & checked on ba.com and it all looks good. Thanks everyone

Drago · « **Reply #12 on:** February 09, 2011, 01:51:48 PM »

I searched CLE to TLV from May 29 to June 13, and oddly enough, the 'hidden' fare ended up being $100 higher than the displayed fare (on El Al) once final taxes (over $500) were taken into account.
Dang

Emkay · « **Reply #13 on:** January 07, 2015, 08:01:54 AM »

Does anyone have any success stories in regard to getting cheapoair to waive the fees on a flight change?
In this case a ticket was booked without realizing that there is an airport change on moscow that can't be done without a visa and its to late to get one

WhyAich · « **Reply #14 on:** January 07, 2015, 08:59:35 AM »

Quote from: Emkay on January 07, 2015, 08:01:54 AM

Does anyone have any success stories in regard to getting cheapoair to waive the fees on a flight change?
In this case a ticket was booked without realizing that there is an airport change on moscow that can't be done without a visa and its to late to get one

Dont see why you would get it waived. its a voluntary change. (next time use an agent

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Emkay · « **Reply #15 on:** January 07, 2015, 09:04:44 AM »

Quote from: WhyAich on January 07, 2015, 08:59:35 AM

Dont see why you would get it waived. its a voluntary change. (next time use an agent )

i didnt say i was entitled to a change,i plan to push. if there is room for a finger ill push my entire body in the door.
what would an agent be able to do now?

ShmuliT · « **Reply #16 on:** May 28, 2015, 01:36:13 AM »

Book Israel tickets a while ago and I just noticed a $15 charge on my last months CC bill from CHEAPOAIR.COM, anyone get a similar charge or know what its from?

AJK · « **Reply #17 on:** May 31, 2015, 01:31:42 PM »

Anyone know about how long they take to issue a ticket after booking?

sky121 · « **Reply #18 on:** May 03, 2017, 08:53:34 AM »

I've read mixed reviews about Cheapoair - any recent thoughts on booking with them?

They are the only place I can find to book a flight I see on ITAMATRIX

yelped · « **Reply #19 on:** May 03, 2017, 09:05:37 AM »

Quote from: sky121 on May 03, 2017, 08:53:34 AM

I've read mixed reviews about Cheapoair - any recent thoughts on booking with them?

They are the only place I can find to book a flight I see on ITAMATRIX

Don't want to try a real, live TA?